CHEG 321: Reaction Kinetics I

syllabus:

homework

• assignment #1: problem statement; solutions
• assignment #2: problem statement; solutions
• assignment #3: problem statement; the missing chart for pipes; solutions
• assignment #4; problem statement; solutions
• assignment #5: problem statement; solutions.
• assignment #6: problem statement; solutions.
• assignment #7: problem statement; solutions. MATLAB code for assignment.
• assignment #8: problem statement; solutions.
• assignment #9: problem statement; solutions.

Exam #1 Solution

Exam #2 Solution

Exam #3 Solution

Classic Manuscripts on CRE

• Some Perspectives on Chemical Reaction Engineering, as offered by Octave Levenspiel (1980)

Mixing Models - Recycle Reactors for Non-Ideal Mixing

• Selectivity analysis for PFR, CSTR and Recycle reactors (Gillespie and Carberry, 1966)
• Selectivity analysis for PFR, CSTR and Recycle, for Van de Vusse Reaction (DeVera and Varma, 1979)

Backmixing, Residence Time Distributions

• Analysis of Backmixing (Dispersion) in Tubular and Packed Beds (Levenspiel and Bischoff, 1959)
• Discussion of Tracer-Injection Analysis of Backmixing in Real Reactors (Danckwerts, 1953)
• General Discourse on Tracer-Injection Analysis of Backmixed Reactors (Bischoff and Levenspiel, 1960)
• Tracer-Injection and Dispersion Analysis of Two-Phase Flows in Packed-Beds (Sater and Levenspiel, 1966)

Catalysts

• A summary of some general catalytic activities, and typical materials (from Satterfield, 1991)